Former interior minister appeals seven-year prison sentence for martial law involvement
Published: 14 Feb. 2026, 17:02
![Former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, center, attends his trial on charges of playing a key role in the martial law imposition at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on Feb. 12. [YONHAP]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2026/02/14/b554e72f-5c11-41ba-8f37-2ce32583e90e.jpg)
Former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, center, attends his trial on charges of playing a key role in the martial law imposition at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on Feb. 12. [YONHAP]
Lee's lawyers filed the appeal the previous day, two days after the Seoul Central District Court found him guilty of involvement in Yoon's failed attempt on Dec. 3, 2024, and perjuring himself during the former president's impeachment trial last year.
Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team demanded a 15-year prison term for Lee, accusing him of giving instructions to cut off power and water to media outlets critical of the then administration on the night of Yoon's martial law declaration.
Lee is the second member of the former president's Cabinet to be convicted over the emergency order after former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo received a 23 year prison sentence last month for his role in the short-lived attempt.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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